ACM/IFIP/USENIX INTERNATIONAL MIDDLEWARE CONFERENCE
http://middleware2003.inf.puc-rio.br
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 16-20 June 2003
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
SUBMISSION DEADLINES
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Tutorial Proposals: 15 January 2003 (!)
Work in Progress Papers, Workshop Papers, and Posters: 20 February 2003
Following the success of past editions of the conference, Middleware2003
will host a number of high quality workshops and tutorials, as well as
work-in-progress and posters sessions. We are currently seeking quality
submissions for these events. Please see details below.
TUTORIALS
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Traditionally, Middleware hosts a one day tutorial program. Proposals for
high-quality tutorials in all middleware-related areas, from academic
research to industrial applications, are solicited. Tutorial levels may be
introductory, intermediate, or advanced. Topics of broad interest are
preferred.
Further information: http://middleware2003.inf.puc-rio.br/tutorials.htm
WORKSHOPS
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1) Middleware for Pervasive and Ad-Hoc Computing
http://www.smartlab.cis.strath.ac.uk/MPAC/
2) Reflective and Adaptive Middleware Systems
http://tao.doc.wustl.edu/~corsaro/RM2003/
3) Middleware for Grid Computing
http://virtual01.lncc.br/mgc2003
4) Model-driven Approaches to Middleware Applications Development (MAMAD)
http://www.dstc.edu.au/mamad-2003/
5) QoS-enabled Component-Oriented Programming - Supporting Composable QoS
http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~nanbor/QOSCOP/
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
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Work-in-Progress (or WiP) papers should describe on-going work and interim
results. Submissions should be no longer than 2500 words. All submissions
will be peer reviewed. Accepted papers will have a short presentation slot
in the conference program and will be published in IEEE Distributed
Systems Online.
Further information: http://middleware2003.inf.puc-rio.br/wip.htm
POSTERS
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Posters are meant for publicizing current research initiatives as well as
interesting new systems implemented using middleware technology. Reports
of preliminary experience from middleware use cases are solicited. A
500-word summary of the poster's contents should be submitted by February
20th, 2003. Along with the notification of acceptance, authors will
receive formatting instructions for the posters to be presented at the
conference.
Further information: http://middleware2003.inf.puc-rio.br/posters.htm
ORGANIZATION
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General Chair: Carlos J.P. Lucena (PUC-Rio, Brazil)
Program co-Chairs: Douglas Schmidt (UC Irvine, USA)
Markus Endler (PUC-Rio, Brazil)
Local Arrangements co-Chairs: Alexandre Sztajnberg (UERJ, Brazil)
Renato Cerqueira (PUC-Rio, Brazil)
WiP and Posters Chair: Guruduth S. Banavar (IBM T.J. Watson, USA)
Advanced Workshops Chair: Gordon Blair (Lancaster University, UK)
Tutorials Chair: Frank Buschmann (Siemens AG, Germany)
Publicity co-Chairs: Fabio Costa (UFG, Brazil)
Fabio Kon (IME-USP, Brazil)
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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For further information, please visit the conference home page:
http://middleware2003.inf.puc-rio.br or http://gsd.ime.usp.br/middleware2003.
For questions regarding the conference program, contact the PC chairs,
Douglas Schmidt (schmidt@cs.wustl.edu) or Markus Endler (endler@inf.puc-rio.br).
For other questions contact the local arrangements chairs, Alexandre
Sztajnberg (alexszt@uerj.br) or Renato Cerqueira (rcerq@inf.puc-rio.br).
--- Middleware2003 is sponsored by Sony Corporation ---